Terms Used In Florida Statutes 315.07

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
The governing body may contract with any person, firm, corporation or public body or with the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the borrowing of money for paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more port facilities, and any such contract may contain such terms, conditions or provisions as the governing body may determine not in conflict with the provisions of this law. The provisions of s. 315.06 applicable to bonds shall be applicable also to contracts entered into under the above provisions of this section. Any such contract may be hypothecated by the unit, and the unit may borrow money under such terms and conditions as it shall determine in anticipation of the receipt of funds under such contract.